Life-saving device for boats.



PAT-BNTED JUNE 4, 1907.

J. HUSSBR. LIFE SAVING DEVICE FOR BOATS APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20, 1907.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 20, 1907, Serial No. 863.370-

Be it known that I, J ULES HUSSER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in a Life-Saving Device for Boats, of which the following is a pecilication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a life saving device for boats, and the invention has for its object to provide a novel device that can be readily attached to boats having decks, the device bein particularly designed for submarine boats.

My invention aims to provide an auxiliary vessel for carrying the crew and passengers of a boat to the surface of the water, should tne boat sinl: or become disabled while traveling under the water. I employ novel for holding the auxiliary vessel upon a boat and releasing the same after the crew and passengers have entered the vessel.

The detail'construction entering into my invention will be hereinafter more fully described and then specifically pointed out in the appended claims. Q

Referring to the drawing forming part of this specification, like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which:

liigure l is an elevation of a boat equipped with my improved life saving device, 2 is an enlarged cross sec tionalview of my improved. device taken on the line w:c of Fig.1,

i i 3 is a horizontal sectional view of the devi oe.

in the accompanying drawing I have illustrated ordinary boat 1, the deck 2 of which is provided with an oval opening 3, while under deck or hull of the boat is provided with a threaded socket i. Adapted to in the oval opening- 3 of the deck 2 is an auxiliary vessel consisting of a convex cap 5, said cap being provided with a depending flange 6 to whicn are secured two plates 7, these plates forming a concave bottom for the auxiliary vessel, edges of the opening 3 and is provided with a gasket 5 to cushion the auxiliary vessel upon the deck 3.

Surrounding the depending flange 6 of the cap is pnciunatie tube 9, said tube serving to lloat the auxiliary vessel when released.

The cap'5 overlies the.

The plates 7 are flanged, as at 10, and form a sleeve 11 centrally of the vessel. Passing through the sleeve 11 is a pipe 12, said pipe within the vessel being provided with radially disposed armsi i, whereby said pipe can be rotated. The upper end of the pipe is provided with a head 15'l1aving a cavity 16 ormed therein communicating with radially disposed openings 17. The head 15 is threaded in an .opening 18 formed in the cap 5. Normally the'openings 17 are closed.

The lower end of the ipe is threaded, as at 19, to engage in the socliet 4, and adjacent to the threaded end of said pipe are two open ings 20.

The plates 7 are provided with diametrically o posed eyelets 21, to receive the ends of turn uokles 22, the object of which will be presently described.

Normally one of the plates '7 is removed, and assuming that the auxiliary vessel is used in connection with a submarine boat that has been disabled while submerged, the crew'enters the auxiliary vessel, and stand upon the fastened plate 7. The other plate is then lifted into position and drawn into engagement with the fired plate 7 by the turn buckles 22. The plate 7 can then be further secured by bolts and nuts 23 arranged at intervals around the vessel. upon the vessel being closed, the pipe 12 is rotated until the openings 17 rise above the cap 5, and the pipe becomes detached from the socket 4. l/Vater then passes through the openings 17, cavity 16, pipe 12 and openings 20, filling the submarine oat and immediately upon the auxiliary vessel being ele vated by the water within the submarine boat, the auxiliary vessel floats to the top of the water, The pipe 12 can then be rotated to remove the head 15 from the threaded opening 18 of the cap and the crew can be re moved one at a time through said opening.

it will of course be understood that the head 15 is withdrawn into the vessel after the same has reached the surface of the Water, thus admitting air until sucha time as the crew can be rescued l'roin the auxiliary vessel. Numerous other appliances can be used within the vessel to prevent suffocation and suitable bunkers can be provided for the storage of food and other necessities.

My improved life saving device is con S'li'ilOilfid of strong and durable metal, and

Patented. June 4, 1907. I

immediately can be made oi various sizes according; to the type of born in connection wit-ii which the same used.

Mind I claim and desire to secure by Let ters Potent, is?

'1. A life saving deviee comprising an mmilizui vessel adapted lo be mounted. iu the d eel: of a boat, sari d 'x'essel eonsistii 1g of e. 911p, plates dei'aelmbly secured 1e said up, a pneuiuaiie Lube surrounding sziid cap, e V0?- tieully disposed pipe mounted for rotation. in said vessel and adapted to dei'izielmhly liold said vessel in engagemei'ii with {L boat, an enlarged head carried by said. pipe mid having; openings formed illlileii'i eiinintiuuiezrting with said pipe, said openings being normally closed by said cap, and means Within said vessel for rotating said pipe and simultaneously releasing said vessel and flooding; the bout,

2. The eembinetion with a boat, of an a, 1: E

ilifl-if, vessel demeliebly securedv thereto, said vessel eonsis'cing of a cap, bottom plates we iied thereby, a pneumetie tube, surrounding saiiil cap, a pipe mounted in said "vessel and demiel'mbly connected to said boat, means to rotate said pipe and simultaneously release seio vessel and flood said boat.

The COlIlblIlliilOlI with a boat, of en aux iliu ry vessel d izwliably secured thereto, said vessel eoiisisting of a cap, bottom plates car-- ried thereby, a pipe mounted in said vessel and demeliebly connected to said boat, means to rotate said pipe and simultaneously release said Vessel mid flood said boat.

In testiiiuony whereof I :iilix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JULES I 'IUESEH.

Witnesse ii. llv BUTLER, MAX H. Snowvnz. 

